About the Elk
Elk Rules at Elk Country RV Resort
ELK HAVE THE RIGHT-OF-WAY AT ALL TIMES!!
Elk are WILD! They look calm and nice, but they are definitely wild animals and are dangerous! The elk were born and raised here and live their lives around us – and they move around A LOT. They will graze anywhere there is grass – including your campsite.
Do NOT approach the elk. Again, they are wild. Keep your distance from them – give them their space by staying about 75 – 100 feet away! Do NOT walk thru the herd!!!!
Do NOT look an elk in the eye – they consider this a challenge! Look away if they are staring at you. Calmly but quickly walk away from them.
Elk are typically pretty calm – but they have chased people!!
Elk do NOT like dogs! They have gone after them so please be very careful!!
Do NOT go on the grass around the schoolhouse or barn if the elk are there – please stay off the grass and stay on the asphalt. Move away if they are near you.
Do NOT go into the pasture – the area is off-limits!
Do NOT walk or drive through the herd! They will move but maybe a little slowly.
Do NOT ride your bicycle through the herd! If the herd prevents you from returning to your site, you can always go up and wait at the store porch or find an Elk Country RV Resort staff member, and they can help you.
Elk live with us – or rather, we live with them! They will graze anywhere within the campground, schoolhouse, barn, pasture (surrounding the campground) and move across the street (they cross Highway 101 frequently) to Stone Lagoon on down to the beach to graze.
Elk are quiet – stealthy and very curious. One minute they aren’t there and the next – there they are!
Elk are often grazing around RV’s, tents, and cars. Take a look before you go outside your trailer or tent – just to make sure you don’t walk up on one and startle them.
Notable times of the year:
Mid-May – June: Elk cows are having babies!!!! Elk cows are very, very, very protective of their babies and will chase anything and anyone they feel are threatening. They can be very dangerous!
Late August –October: Breeding season – the elk are in rut. The bull elk are fighting, charging, and bugling all day and all night. They are fighting to be with the elk cows and are single-minded about the cow herd. They can be very dangerous!